Women of Mexico's Cultural Renaissance

Elizabeth Coonrod Martínez was Professor at DePaul University, USA, 2010 to 2020, and at Sonoma State University, USA, 1995 to 2010. Her recent books include Teaching Late Twentieth Century Mexicana and Chicana Writers (2021), Josefina Niggli, Mexican American Writer: A Critical Biography (2007), and Lilus Kikus and Other Stories by Elena Poniatowska, translation and introduction (2005). She was Editor of the academic journal Diálogo, an Interdisciplinary Studies journal from 2010 to 2020.Elena Poniatowska is one of the most powerful and important voices of Spanish American literature and journalism. Her chosen genre is literary journalism, much of which is collected in the 7 volume Todo México (1991-1999). Her prolific career has won her many awards including the Mazatlán Prize twice for Hasta no verte Jesús mío (1970) and Tinísima (1992), the Alfaguara Prize for La piel del cielo (2007), and the Cervantes Prize for Literature in 2013.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Elena Poniatowska: Legacy and Biography.- 3. Diego I’m Alone, Diego I am no longer alone, Frida Kahlo.- 4. María Izquierdo, Backwards and Forwards.- 5. Nahui Olin, She who Made Waves.- 6. Pita Amor in the Arms of God.- 7. Elena Garro, The Rebellious Particle.- 8. Rosario From “My Dear Beloved Guerra” to the “Little Boy with Corn-Colored Hair”.- 9. Nellie Campobello, Who Was Not Granted Death.